Fabric-marking machine.



'J. A. SHUFBLT.

FABRIC MARKING moamn.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 1, 1908.

976,609. Patented N0v.22, 1910.

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J. A. SHUFELT.

FABRIC MARKING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIO! mum JULY 1, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. SHUFEL'I, OF OSWEGO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 FREDERIC CONDE, OF

OSWEGO, NEW YORK.

FABRIC-MARKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

Application filed July 1, 1908. Serial No. 441,304.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J Miss A. SHUFELT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oswego, in the county of Oswe 0, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fabric-Marking Machines,of which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

My invention relates to a machine for marking shirts or other garmentsas a guide to the cutter, and particularly to a machine for marking theneck opening of knit shirts in which large quantities are produced onknitters of any desirable description, and afterward finished by hand.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide an apparatus of this kindwhich includes a horizontal table thereon for the garment to be marked,a slide or standard fitted to the frame and adapted to be elevated ordepressed therein; a plate or turret head journaled on the up er end ofthe standard carrying a suita le number of forms or dies for differentsizes of garments, means to rotate the plate at will to bring the properdie in position to engage with and mark the garment, when the slide isdepressed, means to lock the plate in position when the proper die is inlow position, and suitable mechanism released or dropped by the foottodepress the standard to effect the desired operation of marking thegarment.

In one embodiment of machines of this character, a carbon ribbon onsuitable rollers has been used to im ress the garment with asubstantially in elible mark. In anotherform theinking rollers have beendispensed with,-' and the forms or dies are provided with a chambertoreceive an electric heating cartridge, which heats u the die to suchan extent that the die w1ll on being depressed upon thefabric, effect apermanentscoring.

I have found in practice, that operators, by reason of the great heat ofthe dies, are constantly in manipulation of the work being burned bycontact of their hands with such dies, and one object of my invention isto do away with this dan er, by providm guards unconnected with t e die,but s ace therefrom. I have also found it deslrable not only in theseelectrical markers, but in those of the other type, to provide a devicefor mark n on the opposite side of the fabric, the place where the shirtfront openin is to be made. I have, therefore, provided an inking diskor other device operable upon the depression of the die and moving upthrough the table to affix this indicating mark. Another object of myinvention is, therefore, to provide mechanism for accomplishing thisresult.

The invention, therefore, consists in the various matters hereinafterdescribed and referred to in the appended claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a marking apparatusembodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a front view partly in section, of theupper part of the apparatus; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the guards andinking apparatus.

In these drawings, 1 indicates the upright frame carrying the table orplaten 2 for the garment, arranged at a suitable height for theoperator.

3 is the rotatable'plate or turret head, carrying the desirable numberof forms or dies which may be of different sizes. Each die 4 consists ofa metallic base plate with a sharpened margin 5, and each die has achamber to receive the electrical heating cartridge (3. The turret plateor head 3 is rotatable and is locked in desired position by any suitablemechanism, not herein shown. The turret plate or head 3 is depressed tocause a die to engage the fabric by means of the treadle 7, connected tothe pulley 8, which in its rotation causes the vertical movement of theturret head.

The apparatus above described is substantially like that heretoforeknown and used in the art, and need not be more specifically referredto.

The first feature of novelty of the apparatus which is of my invention,consists in attaching in an suitable manner to a stationary part of tieframe, the guards 9, one on each side of the die 4, and spacedtherefrom, so that said guards will protect the hands of the operatorfrom contact with the hot die. As a further and s ecial improvement inapparatus of this kind I have provided 0. mar ing-device for indicatingon the shirt the place where the opening in the front is to commence.This comprises a marking disk 10, sleeved on a shaft 11, and ad'ustableon said shaft throu h the sprin clip 12 and notches 13 on sa'li shaft.Sai shaft 11 has at one end a gear 14, meshing with a stationary segmentgear 15, whereby in the vertical swinging movement of the disk marker10, the latter is rotated.

The shaft 11, carrying the disk marker is supported in a frame 16,carried on the end of an arm 17, pivoted at 18 to lugs or an car" 19 onthe under side of the garment table. At its inner end thearm 17 ispivotally attached to the vertical. rod 20, the lower portion of whichextends through an opening in a lug 22 that projects from theturretcarrying slide. At the lower end of. the rod are one or more. nutsagainst which the lower end of the spring bears. This vertical rod is inconnection with the treadle 7 and when the treadle is depressed, the rod20- is drawn down against the pressure-of sprin 21,. acting as acushion, thus raisin the dis marker 10 through. the slot 23 int e table,against the under side ofthe garment, asthe die is de ressed. Aninking-pad 24-is-a-ttached to a racket 25 on-the under side of thetable, the dislemarkerin its lowered position bearingtliereon, so as toreceive a su ly of ink to make the proper mark on the fiiiiric.

It will beseen that the guard absolutely )revents the fingers of. theoperator. from ing burned, or getting under the die and beingsmashed,.as it isnecessary for the o erator toput-the-i-ndex fin r closeup to t e back corner of the die, to old the garm'ent' inproperpositionwhi'le' being marked.

ar1ous-.minormodifications and changes may be made without. departingfrom the spiritof-m in-vention.- Y

Having t ius describedmy inventiomwhat I claim: as new and. desire tosecure by Letters Patent,'is:--

1. In a fabric: marking machine, the combination. of a table forthefabricprovided with anopening,. and. forminga platen,..a movable markingdie arranged 'toengageone face of the fabric and-press the same againstthe platen,- and-a second markingdevice arranged to pass through theopening in the table and engage the opposite face of the fabric, and anoperatin means common to both said dies for simultaneously operatingthem in op osite directions.

2. In a abric marking machine, the combination of a table for the fabricprovided with an opening and forming a platen, a movable marking diearranged to engage one face of the fabric and press the same a ainst theplaten, and a second marking device movable upward through the o )cningto engage the opposite face of the abric, a pivoted frame supporting thesecond die and means'for simultaneously operating both of said dies inopposite directions.

3. In a fabric marking machine, a markingi'die, a second marking deviceindependent of said marking die, a common treadle for'operating them,independent connections between the treadle and marking die, and thesecond marking device, for respectively operating them, said secondmarking device comprising a revoluble disk, a gear member connected tothe die, a stationary rack with which said stationary gear engages, andan ink: distributing member engaging the periphery of said die.

4.111 a fabric marking machine, a marking die, a second marking deviceindependent of said markin die, a common treadle operating themindependent connections between the treadle and marking die and thesecond markingdevice for respectively markin them, said second markingdevice comprising. a revoluble disk, a gear member connected-tothe die,a stationary rack with which said stationary gear engages, and an inl:distributing member engaging the periphery of. said die, said revolubledisk die being adjustable axially with means for looking it inadjustablepositions, and means for revolving it during, its oscillation.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in'presence of two witnesses.

I JAMES A. SHUFELT. Witnesses:

v GEo. Norse BURT, lVILLIAM ZELLER.

